# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-sprague-iv
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:45:04.924Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-sprague-iv"
name: "William Sprague IV"
slug: "william-sprague-iv"
description: "William Sprague IV was an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Rhode Island from 1860 to 1863, and a U.S. senator from 1863 to 1875. He participated in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War while he was a sitting governor."
tagline: "Governor and senator for Rhode Island, United States of America (1830-1915)"
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country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1830-09-12"
deathDate: "1915-09-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump